Ealdham Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 14 April 2026 inspection grades Ealdham Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "The school achieves successful academic outcomes."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school's curriculum is ambitious and broad."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious for children in the early years and want them to have a secure and positive start to school life."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school shows a strong commitment to making sure every child feels welcome, included and able to take part."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The governing body brings a wide range of experiences."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have put a clear and well‑planned approach in place to support pupils' personal development."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Attendance is a key focus for the school, which is shared by leaders, staff and those responsible for governance."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to work closely with families to improve attendance, particularly for pupils who are persistently absent, so that pupils benefit fully from school"; "Leaders and those responsible for governance should continue to develop staff expertise so that the curriculum is implemented consistently across the school, with greater rigour and precision in adapting teaching and checking pupils' understanding".

In its own words: "These are the core values that everybody at Ealdham Primary School believes in: Children reflecting on the value and what it means to them and their own behaviour"

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:10pm.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Ealdham Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 81% in Greenwich and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 81% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Ealdham Primary School as their first choice and 116 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ealdham Primary School are Haimo Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 79% maths); Henwick Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 89% maths); St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 79% maths); and Wingfield Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 85% maths).

Ealdham Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

40.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Black (16%) and Mixed (13%).

The nearest railway station is Kidbrooke, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gerrard Way, 330 metres away.

In 2024/25, Ealdham Primary School issued 18 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Ealdham Primary School are Harris Academy Greenwich (0.4 miles), Eltham Hill School (0.6 miles), Thomas Tallis School (0.6 miles) and Leigh Academy Halley (0.8 miles).